1957 time capsule basement rumpus room — downstairs in the American Dream House

1950s houses are famous for their basement bars. Part of the American Dream — or in this case, the Canadian Dream, I think: To invite friends over to the downstairs rumpus room to play pinocle and drink whiskey sours in the Dream House you finally could call your own. Above: From our 2016 uploader 349 photos of readers’ living rooms, this awesome time capsule space from Marlena. That bar! That banquette! The knotty pine wall and wallpaper! The room divider! That carpet! Dreamy! She wrote:

The basement at my parents house, built in 1957. Although it may have been updated in the 70s. Marlena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Oh my goodness! I just remembered that we checked out a house for sale about 30 yrs ago. traditional on the top and:
an ice cream parlor, shuffleboard, dance floor and red vinyl booths
and I don’t remember what else. House was perfect in every way.
The deal was to go in with MIL and BIL and share expenses. MIL said the first thing she’d do is tear out the basement. !!!!
First time in my life I ever disrespected (albeit in my head) my elders.